I Love You.....This Much...

Good Morning everyone,  Monday's do come around so quickly.... Today Meljen designs are sponsoring us over at 'Make it Monday'.   Melissa the store owner designs the most beautiful digis and stamps, her images are always so lovely to use, she has designs for all different occasions and they are such a pleasure to colour... Thank you Melissa for supplying us with such lovely images to play with.  Do pop over and take a look at her shop which you can find here.  This card is for my very special Mumsy ...

I have used white bazzill card and the design papers are from my scrapbox, I printed them out from a card making magazine... last year I think!.. they were a free download and perfect for my card.  The red glittery card is core'dinations 'Glitter Silk cardstock' it really is gilttery afraid my photo doesn't show it up to well though.  I used Die-namics flower trio for the little flowers in pink with a stick on pearl.  The corners are a Corner Die Set by Whimsey Stamps also with a stick on pearl.  The Ribbon is from Bunny Zoes. I stamped the lovely image on to a Spellbinders die called 'Lacey Ovals'.. I use this a lot!  The image is from Meljen Designs and it's called 'I love you...This Much' and I have coloured it with my Prisma Pencils.. I have inked everything with colourbox chalk inks.

Challenges Entered
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Fat Pages and cards with Attitude - Love
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Hearts

To be in with a chance to win 4 lovely images from Meljen's Designs all you have to do is leave a comment on another entrants card and mention you saw it on 'Make it Monday'

So the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning!

Enjoy and good luck everyone!

My Pick for this week is.....so difficult, there were so many I wanted to pick!!

I finally narrowed it down to two and my picks are 'Tea for two' by Cheryl 
Isn't this scrapbook page gorgeous...
lots of lovely memories in this special page... you can see more on Cheryl's blog do pop across and leave her some 'MIM' love!

I loved this card by Mandy as well, it was so simple but lots of thoughtfulness went into the making of this card, do pay her a visit and also leave her a little 'MIM' love too...

That's it for today guys, hope you have a fantastic week, at least it should be warmer according to the weather reports... keep safe and wrap up warm...

Love and hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Madeline

Good morning everyone, looks like we might be in for snow this week.. brrrr... not looking forward to that!..
Today I have a lovely image to show you from a new sponsor over at Make it Monday .. it's so exciting having all these fabulous new images to play with, and to see all the great designs my teamies come up with!
This week we have a brand new sponsor called Milk Coffee, and if you haven't seen this fabulous site, get yourself over there and take a look!  My image today is called Madeline and Neapolitan Ice Cream, isn't she lovely!...

Card Recipe

Image - Madeline and Neapolitan Ice Cream

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Papers - Dovecraft  'Glamour Prints'

Ribbon - Bunny Zoes

Flowers and Metal Corners - Wild Orchid Crafts

Glitter - Cotton Candy Stickles

Challenges Entered

Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mama's - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Milk Coffee is offering 3 Digi's of the winners choice

Remember all you have to do is comment on another entry and mention you saw them on 'Make it Monday'

So the more times you comment, the more chances you have of winning!

Good Luck everyone and enjoy!

Now who is my pick for this week, so many lovely entries as always.....

It's this beautiful card by Pinky at Pinky's World

Isn't this just gorgeous... do pop over to Pinky's blog and take a closer look and leave her some love too!

I see I have some lovely new followers, 'welcome' I hope you find something here that inspires you a little:)... and a BIG 'Thank You' too everyone that sent me such lovely words of comfort and encouragement regarding my Mum's operation... she is fine at the moment and getting herself ready for the big day lol!! will keep you posted!

Have a fabulous week and take care..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xxx

Daisy Girl

Good morning everyone, Time for another challenge over at Make it Monday....Linky party #108 is now open.... we are sponsored by Digi Doodle Shop this week, they have the most wonderful images so do pop along there and have a look......today I have chosen the lovely Daisy...I just loved this image the moment I saw it, and have really enjoyed colouring her up, I used Prisma Pencils, and I think I'm getting a little better at shading.  I love these type of images and get great pleasure from sitting and colouring...it's making the card that causes all the headaches lol!!  but I am pleased with how this turned out, and the papers I have used were free in a cardmaking magazine...they really are gorgeous.

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe

Image - Daisy Girl

Colouring medium - Prisma Pencils

Design Paper - Prima Botanical Collection

Card - Kraft 

Die - Martha Stewart Daisy

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Embellishments - My stash

Ribbon - Bunny Zoes

Challenges Entered

Bearly Mine - Fall colours

Heck of a Challenge - Anything Goes
Digidesign Challenge - More than 1 punch/die cut
4 Crafty Chicks - The beauty of leaves
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Good Bye Summer
Divas By Design - Lovely Layers (two papers,die border,image,flowers,ribbon)
The Paper Shelter - Fall/Autumn
Whimsy Inspirations - Anything Goes (2nd Card)
Just Some Lines -  Fall Colours

Digi Doodle Shop will be giving a $10 dollar gift voucher to the random winner and all you have to do is comment on another entrants card, so the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning...Simples!!

Now who is my favourite pick for this week....it's always so hard to choose...but I just loved this project by Julia from Papers and scraps creations.  Just check this out guys, it's a fabulous project for Halloween.  Julia has altered a match box and made a mini Halloween book...do pop over to her blog and take a closer look...and don't for get to leave her some love while you are there!!

I have been so busy this week at work and also at home.  We are decorating and started with the lounge, painting and also we replaced the carpet...we are now upstairs in the bathroom, I have tiles on the floor but want something a bit warmer like cushion floor... lol!!  Today is so wet and cold bbrrr!!!

Hope you all have a lovely week....

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Make it Monday Linky Party #96

Good Morning everyone, time for another Make it Monday Linky party....today we are sponsored by a lovely mother and daughter team Joy & Judy from Digi Doodle Shop, they are offering a lovely prize of  a $10.00 Store Gift Certificate to the lucky random winner!  There are so many lovely images to choose from to suit all tastes so pop over and have a look!   

My DT card today is called Lil Cowboy..isn't he just the sweetest cowboy ever lol! Is this not just typical of a youngster..love the hat and boots!

This is the inside

I have coloured him with my prisma pencils, and distressed all the papers with Tim Holtz distress ink, have used a die-namics die to cut the stars and added a sentiment from LOTV..the lovely papers are called Oxford by Basic grey...they are really lovely papers....

Card recipe

Image - Digi Doodle Shop

Colouring medium - Prisma pencils

Card - Kraft card

Papers - Basic Grey "Oxford" (from Bunny Zoes)

Tim Holtz Distress ink - Vintage photo

Dies - Spellbinders, Die-namics Stacking Stars (from Dies to Die for)

Sentiment - LOTV

The candy buttons, stars and cord - My stash

Would like to enter the following challenges

Anything Goes Challenge - Polka dot with a birthday theme

MAWTT - Birthday

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Birthday

Delightful Challenges - Celebration

Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes

The Sisterhood of crafters - See Stars

ABC - S for Surprise

Papercrafting journey - Feeling Krafty

Kaboodle Doodles - A Boys Life

My pick for this week is this gorgeous card by Birgit at Cards R Fun Your colouring is just awesome Birgit! 

do pop over and see the inside to this card, it is really beautiful!! 

We had some fantastic entries last week, thank you all for joining in the fun!  Please pop along and visit my teamies and see there fantastic makes for this week, and leave them a little bit of love too:)  Also don't forget to visit Michelle at Pink Paper Paradise where she is showcasing a little bio of us all, it was my turn last week so if you want to know a little more about us pop over and take a look here:)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments.... I see I have reached 100 followers Wow!! I will have to get some candy organised so watch this space....you are all really wonderful :)

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Scarlette Cupcake

Good morning everyone...It's time for another Linky party at Make it Monday...where has this week gone!
My card for this week is the lovely Scarlette Cupcake from Bugaboo stamps who just happens to be our sponsor this week!  This is my first Bugaboo image and I just love her, I think I will be having many trips to the Bugaboo shop lol!!

Bugaboo stamps are offering a very generous prize of winners choice of 7 single digis!  So please do join us and show us your lovely works of art, cards anything actually.....as it is Anything goes every week!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

A peek at the inside

I have coloured Scarlette with my prismas and those gorgeous papers were a free gift with this months Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine.  They are by Fancy Pants Design and called Beach Babe, I have used Kraft Card for all the matting, my die cut swirl is also cut out of kraft card. I have distressed all the papers and card with Tim Holtz Distress inks, the sentiment is also a free stamp from a magazine.  The gorgeous flowers were a gift from my daughter Deborah ..Mwah!! ...I just love that daisy lol!!  She got them from Wild Orchid Crafts. I have glittered them with Star Dust Stickles, it doesn't show too well on the photo's, but they do sparkle.  I have also glittered her shoes and present and candle.  The lace is from Bunny Zoes, and the rest is from my stash.   I stamped a cupcake and coloured it in and attached it to the inside of the card too, it does look quiet yummy lol!!

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges:

My Mums Craft Shop - Bingo - Flowers, pearls and die cuts

Craft your days away - Bingo - Pearls, ribbon/lace, and Glitter

Paperplay Challenge - Back to Kraft Basics

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Digital Tuesday - Anything goes

Paper crafting Journey - Hand coloured image

Crafty Ann's Challenge - A Girl Thing

My pick of the week is this gorgeous card by Karin, she has made this for her Dad's 70th Birthday, I think it is such a treasure and something very special, love the photo's and all the little extra's Karin has put on.  Please pop along to Karin's blog and check out this lovely card.

Karin

Before you go I would like to welcome all my lovely followers, will try to get round to see you all very soon:)....You all take care, and thank you for stopping by, it's so lovely to read all your lovely comments!

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

                           

My First Easel Card - "Walker"

Good morning everyone, it is still cold here in Yorkshire.  I do wonder if Summer is ever going to come lol!!

I have just finished a card for one of my neighbours, who wanted a card for her great-granddaughters Christening .  So I decided to do an easel card this is my very first attempt..I wanted it really girly and I am really pleased with the way it has turned out..It's took me ages but in real life it is quiet lovely.  Really pants photo's just couldn't get a decent shot, don't know what I'm doing wrong...anyway this one was taken outside unfortunatly you can't see the gorgeous paper it is so sparkly all my flowers and image have stickles stardust and the lace around her little dress and socks are also really sparkly. 

 The image is sooo cute, you feel like you want to whisk her up and give her a big cuddle lol!! it's by Mo Manning and she's called "Walker".  I'm really loving Mo's images at the moment and have bought quiet a few...can't help myself lol!!  She was such a pleasure to colour, and I used my new stock of paper from Germany that Steve and Nicole brought me, it's only cheap index paper but works really well with the prismas, I'm getting to grips with colours, trying different combinations.  The colouring is much deeper, than what the photo shows though. 

The first photo is taken outside and is more true to colours, but I just couldn't capture the sparkly bits lol!! I got the idea for the doo hickey die down the sides from Iulia's blog, I really do love it and her card looked stunning, please take a visit to her blog as she makes the most amazing cards!!

The papers are a new pad from Forever Friends called New Arrival, they really are lovely! The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's and the lace is from my local market.  My little cross charm I put tiny pink adhesive stones in as it is shaped like little hearts..really sweet.  I think I went overboard on the buttons lol!!  I wanted to keep the section at the bottom quiet simple so as not to distract from the top, so only put a few flowers around the sentiment, which is computer generated.

I do have a bit of a photo overload...sorry:) 

Taken Outside - colours are more true 

Taken inside

Taken inside - the colours look salmon instead of pink

This is the a picture of the card laid straight

I would like to enter for the following challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil - I see Spots

Divas by Design - Charmed

Allsorts - Buttons and Threads

Craft your Days Away - Metal

Craft your Passion - Die cuts and Punches

Paper Shelter - Buttons and Bows

Card Makin Mamas - Getting Girlie

Bunny Zoes - Ribbon or Twine

The Emerald Faeries - Dazzle It

Paper Sundaes - Anything goes

Whimsey Stamps - Easel Cards

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Use a digi

Wow! such a lot of challenges, but they are all so lovely and the girls take time to put cards on for our inspiration, I just didn't know which ones to choose, so I chose them all lol!!

I would just like to welcome my new followers too! Hope you find something you like and can use!

Thanks for stopping by I really do love reading all your lovely comments.  When I visit your lovely blogs it does push me further and encourage me to try things....like my first easel card!  Mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

xx